Can ‘engineering diplomacy’ solve Bangladesh-India water issue?
The 2024 floods underscore the shared stakes for both nations.
2 February 2025, 08:00 AM
Bangladesh Interim Government’s 100-day Journey: Bridging immediate needs with long-term vision
Bangladesh’s interim government (IG) has taken critical steps towards stabilising the country and signalling a new direction.
16 November 2024, 02:00 AM
From vision to action: Prof Yunus’s reform agenda for Bangladesh
Yunus and the IG must be cautious not to fall into the political traps that can derail even the most well-intentioned leaders
15 September 2024, 13:10 PM
The speech by Dr Yunus: A vision for new Bangladesh
Dr Yunus’s humility in admitting the challenges ahead was appreciated.
1 September 2024, 12:00 PM
2024 floods: Facts, feelings, and the art of engineering diplomacy
With communication lines down and vital infrastructure damaged, the interim government faces the dual challenge of managing the disaster and combating the surge of misinformation.
28 August 2024, 04:00 AM
Bangladesh’s path to principled governance
Bangladesh can synthesise a governance model that works for its people—Boishamma Birodhee Jonogan (BBJ).
26 August 2024, 05:00 AM
Time to develop a reliable flood forecasting model
Most of Bangladesh is located within the floodplains of three large river systems: the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna (GBM), with over 90 percent of the basin area outside Bangladesh. Flood is thus a natural phenomenon here, and people have been living with floods for centuries. Yet, not all floods are created equal, so to speak, nor all floods lead to a flooding disaster.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Is duty-free facility enough to boost export to China?
On June 16, 2020 China declared duty-free export facilities for the least-developed countries (LDCs), including Bangladesh on 97 per cent of their tariff line.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Can ‘engineering diplomacy’ solve Bangladesh-India water issue?
The 2024 floods underscore the shared stakes for both nations.
2 February 2025, 08:00 AM
Bangladesh Interim Government’s 100-day Journey: Bridging immediate needs with long-term vision
Bangladesh’s interim government (IG) has taken critical steps towards stabilising the country and signalling a new direction.
16 November 2024, 02:00 AM
From vision to action: Prof Yunus’s reform agenda for Bangladesh
Yunus and the IG must be cautious not to fall into the political traps that can derail even the most well-intentioned leaders
15 September 2024, 13:10 PM
The speech by Dr Yunus: A vision for new Bangladesh
Dr Yunus’s humility in admitting the challenges ahead was appreciated.
1 September 2024, 12:00 PM
2024 floods: Facts, feelings, and the art of engineering diplomacy
With communication lines down and vital infrastructure damaged, the interim government faces the dual challenge of managing the disaster and combating the surge of misinformation.
28 August 2024, 04:00 AM
Bangladesh’s path to principled governance
Bangladesh can synthesise a governance model that works for its people—Boishamma Birodhee Jonogan (BBJ).
26 August 2024, 05:00 AM
Time to develop a reliable flood forecasting model
Most of Bangladesh is located within the floodplains of three large river systems: the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna (GBM), with over 90 percent of the basin area outside Bangladesh. Flood is thus a natural phenomenon here, and people have been living with floods for centuries. Yet, not all floods are created equal, so to speak, nor all floods lead to a flooding disaster.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Is duty-free facility enough to boost export to China?
On June 16, 2020 China declared duty-free export facilities for the least-developed countries (LDCs), including Bangladesh on 97 per cent of their tariff line.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
What Bangladesh can do to fight the coronavirus
We did not know about this invisible enemy even a few months ago. Yet, in this short period of time, it has affected 210 countries and territories around the world, infected over 2.5 million people and killed over 180,000 globally.
22 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Neither necessary nor sufficient
On the surface—from the philosophical (life and death) to physical (rainfall and flood)—these appear to be simple questions with causal connections.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Tabuo Bristy Asuk
'Tabuo Bristy Asuk' of Shafiqul Islam is a book of poetry. It was published in February, 2007. This book consists of 41
26 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Addressing water scarcity
For an issue advocate, an activist or an opportunist, answers to these questions may range from an overwhelming yes to an emphatic no. A pragmatist will most likely suggest: it depends!
25 February 2017, 18:00 PM
A model, not a test case
In 1976, a book titled “Bangladesh: The Test Case of Development” drew significant attention and the hopeless implications of the title...
13 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Possible to Actionable
The people of Bangladesh have been playing football for over 100 years. But they have not produced a globally competitive football team.
7 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Reframing water challenges
The logic of averaging “surplus” and “deficit” to optimise and equalise resource allocation is neither new nor actionable. For example, if
25 July 2015, 18:00 PM
A new future for the Himalayan rivers
The question of whether and how to harness rivers for irrigation, hydropower generation, urban development and sustainability of ecosystems continues to be an issue of great concern, conflict, and cooperation for this region.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM